The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEArca: VIG) is the largest dividend exchange traded fund trading in the U.S. In addition to its low fee, one of the lowest among U.S. dividend ETFs, investors ...

The Consumer segment is 3M’s (MMM) lowest revenue contributor with a revenue share of 14.7% in 4Q17 compared to 14.9% in 4Q16, a decline of 0.20 percentage points on a year-over-year basis. 3M’s Consumer segment reported operating income of $269.0 million in 4Q17 compared to $229.0 million in 4Q16, an increase of 17.5% year-over-year. The segment reported an operating profit margin of 22.9%, an increase of 200 basis points on a year-over-year basis.

The comparable operational sales growth reported by Abbott’s Nutrition segment in 4Q17 came in at ~2%. International sales performance has seen an improvement in 4Q17. With the new food safety regulations in effect from January 1, 2018, Abbott appears to be prepared for the transition and expects to see a minimal impact of these changes on its performance.

The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates three times last year and more rate increases are expected this year. Still, 10-year Treasuries yield less than 2.7%, underscoring a nearly four-decade downtrend in U.S. borrowing costs. For its part, the S&P 500 yields an anemic 1.8%.

Vanguard continues to set the bar as far as low-cost mutual funds and ETFs. Low-cost is almost synonymous with its brand. When it comes to retirement, Vanguard ETF choices hold even more sway over investors, as they should.

When it comes to buying stocks that pay dividends, many people will just look at the current list of dividend aristocrats. Buying each of these companies might take a few years because most investors do not start out with huge sums of money to immediately buy what they want. ETFs provide a strong level of diversification like mutual funds while also providing the ability to trade in real time like individual stocks.

Call it the tyranny of choice, but investors looking for income via dividend exchange-traded funds have almost too many options to choose from these days. A simple screen returns nearly 200 dividend-focused ETFs.

Dividend investors looking to add some international income to their portfolios have plenty of exchange traded funds to consider. Those also looking for a low-fee idea can consider the Vanguard International ...

An activist group at Vanguard is asking shareholders to vote in favor of a proposal that would not allow the mutual fund giant to invest in companies that contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Ethan Wolff-Mann and Dan Roberts talk about why Vanguard is recommending its clients to vote against the proposal.